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Gunma Prefecture

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1957

    Girard incident

    The Girard incident at Sōmagahara Base near Shibukawa disturbed United States–Japan relations in the 1950s and became one of the best-known postwar international incidents associated with Gunma.

  2. 1884

    Gunma Incident

    The Gunma Incident was a violent political conflict involving democratic Westernizers, conservative nationalists, farmers, and the modern Japanese state. It reflected tensions surrounding political reform and the consolidation of Meiji government authority.